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Birth Date	5-9-1995
Height	5' 10"
Weight	180 lbs

Age	28 years, 11 months, 17 days
Bats	B
Throws	R

: 2015
: 2016
: 2017
: 2018
: -0.22019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2019	SLN	24	92	349	99	17	7	11	16	61	7	15	1	.304	.350	.500	110	6.1	4.7	1.9	2.3
Career			92	349	99	17	7	11	16	61	7	15	1	.304	.350	.500	110	6.1	4.7	1.9	2.3

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2016	SCO	A-	NYP	66	310	.244	.324	.338	.305	102	16	8.5	1.8	147	0	0.8	3.6	6.1	2.2
2017	PEO	A	MID	38	174	.240	.312	.365	.309	97	6.8	4.9	2.2	126	0	-0.6	2.1	4.7	1.4
2017	PMB	A+	FSL	18	82	.235	.314	.343	.327	94	2.3	2.3	0.8	106	0	-0.4	-0.2	0.4	0.3
2017	SFD	AA	TEX	63	239	.257	.327	.384	.281	101	-5.9	6.5	3	77	0	1.0	0.7	-4.5	0.7
2018	SFD	AA	TEX	109	498	.261	.326	.397	.345	105	8	14.2	4	114	0	0.4	3.4	6.7	3.0
2018	MEM	AAA	PCL	17	76	.271	.335	.418	.357	85	4.5	2.2	0.1	119	0	1.3	1.0	2.0	0.7
2018	SUR	Wnt	AFL	11	55	.246	.330	.361	.278	115	1	1.5	0.3	140	0	0.0	-0.3	4.0	0.6
2019	SLN	MLB	NL	92	349	.246	.319	.426	.346	93	17.4	10.6	0.1	110	6	1.9	4.7	6.1	2.3
2019	MEM	AAA	PCL	49	218	.267	.345	.459	.333	92	7.3	7.5	0.6	102	0	-0.7	3.7	1.6	1.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2016	SCO	A-	NYP	310	255	61	73	14	5	4	109	33	48	29	19	3	.286	.400	.427	.141	4	0
2017	SFD	AA	TEX	239	219	20	54	12	2	2	76	26	16	34	5	2	.247	.298	.347	.100	2	1
2017	PMB	A+	FSL	82	70	7	18	2	1	1	25	11	7	18	0	1	.257	.338	.357	.100	1	2
2017	PEO	A	MID	174	155	24	44	8	5	2	68	18	15	19	8	2	.284	.347	.439	.155	2	1
2018	SFD	AA	TEX	498	452	71	135	23	3	6	182	36	35	76	27	5	.299	.350	.403	.104	4	4
2018	MEM	AAA	PCL	76	66	13	21	0	1	1	26	5	8	11	3	0	.318	.382	.394	.076	2	0
2018	SUR	Wnt	AFL	55	42	4	10	3	0	0	13	5	10	7	5	1	.238	.400	.310	.071	1	0
2019	MEM	AAA	PCL	218	197	39	60	12	4	7	101	29	15	33	9	0	.305	.356	.513	.208	2	2
2019	SLN	MLB	NL	349	326	59	99	17	7	11	163	36	16	61	15	1	.304	.350	.500	.196	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2019	1364	0.4758	0.4758	0.8166	0.6410	0.3259	0.8966	0.6738	0.1834	0.0000
Career	1364	0.4758	0.4758	0.8166	0.6410	0.3259	0.8966	0.6738	0.1834	0.0000

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2025	SLN	$9,500,000
2024	SLN	$7,000,000
2023	SLN	$4,200,000
2022	SLN	$722,900
2021	SLN	$596,000
2020	SLN	$581,800
2019	SLN	$

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$6,100,700
2019	Current	$7,000,000
5 yr	Pvs + Cur	$13,100,700
1 yr	Future	$9,500,000
6 yr	Total	$22,600,700

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 114 d	Weisz Sports	2 years/$16.5M (2024-25)

Details

2 years/$16.5M (2024-25). Signed extension with St. Louis 1/22/24 (avoided arbitration, $6.95M-$6.5M). 24:$7M, 25:$9.5M. Award bonuses: $250,000 for top five finish in MVP vote. $150,000 for World Series MVP. $100,000 each for LCS MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, Platinum Glove.
1 year/$4.2M (2023). Re-signed by St. Louis 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$722,900 (2022). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/22.
1 year/$596,000 (2021). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/21.
1 year/$581,800 (2020). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/20.
1 year (2019). Contract selected by St. Louis 6/8/19.
Drafted by St. Louis 2016 (6-196) (Stanford). $236,400 sb (slot amount).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	FRAA
90^o	58	13	2	2	4	11	2	.245	.298	.396	82	3B 0,
80^o	38	8	1	1	2	7	1	.229	.270	.343	74	3B 0,
70^o	24	6	1	1	1	5	1	.273	.304	.455	68	3B 0,
60^o	12	2	0	0	1	2	0	.182	.250	.182	64	3B 0,
50^o	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	59	3B 0,
Weighted Mean	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	60	3B 0,

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Date	Question	Answer
2020-11-20 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Cronenworth was all world in August and lousy in sept- just a slump or concern? Underlying numbers still pretty nice (Raphie from Boulder)	Yeah, I mean I wouldn't be shocked if he just played over his head for a couple months. That would happen in a normal year and get more washed out by a longer balance of the season. May be more of a Tommy Edman type than a star. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2020-04-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can KeBryan Hayes hit enough to be an above average ML 3rd baseman? Also, how good can Tommy Edman be nummbers wise with 500+ AB's? Thx (bob m from philly)	His glove is so good, I think he can do that without hitting a ton. But yeah, I still believe in the hit tool and his power isn't non-existent, the bat path just isn't geared for extra bases right now. I'm curious how the new regime in Pittsburgh will handle Hayes and his approach at the plate, in terms of development. (Craig Goldstein)
2020-03-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Tommy edman is so highly ranked many times ahead of scott kingery so my question is who do you like better in roto this year and do you still believe kingery could be a stud? (mcc1013 from Pennsylvania)	I will copy and paste from our current Top 500: 192 Tommy Edman 193 Scott Kingery They are neck-and-neck for us. Kingery has slightly more pop and more job security. Edman has a better hit tool and is a safer bet to provide a strong average. Both are similarly speedy. I agree some rankings of Edman are a bit out of control. This year, I prefer Edman, as I anticipate excellent eligibility, which gives him the edge. I do not believe Kingery could be a stud and I have not since his poor debut. He just does not make enough contact. That said, I think he could flirt with 20/20 for awhile and maybe truly breakout if he develops into the type of high-contact bat we all foresaw as a prospect. However, his 31.9% whiff rate will not fly for a player who does not have elite quality of contact. (Jesse Roche)
2020-03-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can Tommy Edman maybe develop into Trae Turner light? I really like his speed/power combo and his position versatility as well------looks like he'll probably get 500+ ab's this year, and if he does I would expect to see a line something like 20/25/.290-----do you agree with that or no? thx (bob from pa)	No. Edman lacks Turner's power. I am firmly of the opinion that his power surge was an outlier, aided by the happy-fun ball. That said, Edman has some pop, enough to top double-digit home runs, and good speed, though not remotely close to Turner-level wheels. It appears he will receive around 450-500 plate appearances (not ABs) in a super-utility role pre-suspended season. Prorating his production to 600 PAs, I think he could hit .280/15/20, but that type of performance is an 80th percentile outcome according to PECOTA and I do not feel confident in that projection whatsoever. (Jesse Roche)
2020-02-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jesse, how do you value Glasnow this year? I inherited him in a dynasty league and have gotten a lot of trade offers. I'm worried about his injury risk but bullish on his potential. (esix.snead from NY)	Glasnow is a divisive player. Some LOVE him. Some HATE him. I fall in the middle. He ranks 75th overall for us. He is basically a 2-pitch arm with tons of injury, command, and relief risk. Those two pitches are incredible, and play up due to his uncommmon size (6-foot-8). Glasnow is also apparently working on adding a splitter to his arsenal to replace his little used change-up. I think he can be elite if healthy and if his command is on, I just am not sure he is a pitcher built to last beyond 5-inning stints long-term. For trade context, in TDGX, the following trade occurred 3 weeks ago: Tyler Glasnow, Tommy Edman, and Edwin Rios for FYPD Pick 1.3, Nolan Jones, Jordan Groshans, and Francisco Alvarez. (Jesse Roche)
2019-10-30 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Tommy Edman or Isan Diaz for future? (The Colonel from Pasadena, CA)	I'm an Edman guy at this point (Craig Goldstein)
2019-09-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can Tommy Edman be an everyday 2B? (Willie McGee from St. Louis)	I don't know if he's every day at one spot, but I think he's a super-utility type that can pick up 500+ PA playing all over and resting regulars without much of a dropoff. I'm a fan. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-09-23 20:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on Tommy Edman?-------I like his bat (switch hitter) and his speed, and also his position versatility-----he's done a really nice job for the Cards and I think he's made a pretty strong case for a starting spot next year. Thx. (bob from pa)	Agree with you, bob. Why wouldn't he be a starter for them? Could throw him anywhere and he's very smart in all facets. I expect that OBP to rise next season. He has that play-with-the-Cardinals-his-whole-career vibe going... (Tyler Oringer)
2019-09-20 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Who -- or what -- is Tommy Edman? (Johns from Atlantis)	#MortBlood (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-08-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a certain type of prospect profile you seem to be always leaning toward? (Vladimir from Somewhere Red)	I've been thinking a lot about this with the new baseball. I wonder if the hit-over-power guys become more valuable in an offensive environment, in which power isn't at such a premium. That is, do your Trent Grishams become more valuable in this type of environment? Hell, should you target more guys like Tommy Edman? I think I'd be leaning to more guys with high-end hit tools and plate discipline, assuming that the rabbit ball will help the power manifest on the field in the higher levels. (JP Breen)

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